fisher

[US]/'fɪʃə/
[UK]/'fɪʃɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. someone who catches fish for a living; a vessel used for fishing; an animal that eats fish.

Phrases & Collocations

fisherman

fisherman's net

Example Sentences

Most of the people on the island are fisher folk.

Fisher rubbed his tired eyes.

Fisher kept backpedaling all the way downcourt, his left palm still in the air, a smile slowly crossing his face.

When the Lakers honored that achievement during the next timeout, Derek Fisher playfully wrapped his friend in a mock bearhug as though they'd won the championship.

"We feel like we deserve to be where we are, but the step that we're going to try to take next to play against one of these two teams is humungous," Fisher said.

The fisher cast his net into the river.

The fisher caught a big trout.

The fisher patiently waited for a bite.

The fisher's boat rocked gently on the water.

The fisher cleaned his catch at the dock.

The fisher mended his torn fishing net.

The fisher set out early in the morning to fish.

The fisher's son followed in his father's footsteps.

The fisher's hut was located by the sea.

The fisher returned home with a full basket of fish.

Real-world Examples

I remember my first fishing excursion as if it were but yesterday.

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 5

A fishing bonanza would require big ecological change.

Source: The Economist - Technology

Divers removed 300 kilograms of discarded fishing nets.

Source: VOA Standard English_ Technology

Apes get a large proportion of their food by 'fishing' ants from ant hills.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Practice Tests 7

They're ringed by resorts, marinas, and fishing cabins.

Source: VOA Regular Speed August 2016 Compilation

I... I wasn't fishing for an invitation.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 7

Would that help with preserving fishing stocks?

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Practice Tests 7

He bought some fishing tackle in the store.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

More humpbacks die entangled in fishing gear than any other way.

Source: Whale's Extraordinary Journey

He used to go fishing on the reef.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Selected)

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